Sunday, August 23, 2009

Fabulous Indonesian Ornate Fruit Dove




read about it at nationalgeographic.com

And, my god, did you know there are about 50 species of fruit dove (all with fabulous names)?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is fabulously ornate.
like!
love,
daniel #4

Julian said...

i have to say that, although i can't completely discount my suspicion that someone has kidnapped a london pigeon and painted it bright colours, this is one of the most lovely avian creatures i have come across in all my years of online bird-watching. it has made up for my disappointment at having just lived in central america for 8 months and still not having seen a resplendent quetzal.

Tessa said...

yes, i had the same thought! and i nearly attempted to dispel any such suspicions by writing -- "no, i did not simply color in a photo of a white dove using MS Paint - this bird is for real"! although i kind of wish i'd drawn it...